Syria’s war in Iraq
Monday, 10 February 2014, 08:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Anyone who doubts that the wars in Iraq and Syria are closely connected need look no further than the role of Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose fighters have been pouring...
Kiev warns of terrorism threat amid protests
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 17:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Ukraine's security agency on Sunday warned of a heightened risk of terrorism, including from nearly three months of anti-government protests. The warning raised the pressure on the opposition as...
Brash, ambitious mayor shakes up Italian politics
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 12:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
He's a brash, kid-faced dynamo who is injecting fresh blood into Italy's sclerotic politics — and the left's great hope now that Silvio Berlusconi's criminal convictions keep the...
Greece says Syrian chemicals not a threat to the Mediterranean
Sunday, 9 February 2014, 06:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A planned international operation to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal at sea will pose no threat to the Mediterranean ecosystem, Greece’s foreign minister told an EU conference on...
Opponents of Kiev protests gather at barricade
Saturday, 8 February 2014, 15:41
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Thousands of people angered by months of anti-government protests in the Ukrainian capital converged on one of the protesters' barricades Saturday, but retreated after meeting sizeable...
Scientists find 800,000 years old footprints in UK
Saturday, 8 February 2014, 08:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Scientists say they have discovered human footprints in England that are at least 800,000 years old — the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in Northern...
Attempt to hijack Turkish plane to Sochi foiled
Friday, 7 February 2014, 18:52
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were kicking off Friday, but the pilot tricked him and landed in Istanbul instead, where he was...
Tax on Austrian bubbly irks Vienna's upper crust
Friday, 7 February 2014, 11:41
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Just when it seemed that Austria survived Europe's financial crisis unscathed, austerity has hit — in the form of a tax on sekt, the country's version of champagne. At less...
Cut the spending, spare the poor
Friday, 7 February 2014, 08:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Why do some governments spend more than others? The question is more complicated than it appears, especially in the case of European governments. The answer may look obvious when...
After 22 years, Jay Leno bids farewell to 'Tonight'
Friday, 7 February 2014, 06:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Jay Leno has said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the "greatest 22 years of my...